Served with the 5th Regiment U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery, Co. H as a private.
The Delphos, Ohio, Daily Herald, 1/11/1899, page 4: "Anderson Draper, a well-known Van Wert colored man, died Monday night. He was a slave and came into the union lines when the Army of the Cumberland advanced into Mississippi."
From the 1/12/1899 Van Wert Republican:
"Anderson Draper, one of the most popular and intelligent colored men in Van Wert, died at his home in this city Monday evening. He was a slave and came into the Union lines when the Army of the Cumberland advanced into Mississippi. After the battle of Shiloh he was employed as a servant by the late Col. I.N. Alexander of the 46th O.V.I and came with Col. A. to Van Wert. Afterwards he volunteered and served one year in a colored regiment. At the close of the war he came back here and earned a respectable livelihood by doing shoe repairing. He was the counsellor of his race in this community, loved and respected by all who knew him. Funeral was held from the African Methodist church Wednesday afternoon. Interment took place in Woodland."
From the 1/13/1899 Van Wert Times:
"Anderson Draper, a colored resident of Van Wert, died Tuesday morning at his home on North Harrison street from inflammation of the bowels. Mr. Draper was 59 years old and well respected. He conducted a shoe repair shop on West Court street for a number of years. He has been a resident of this town for 35 years and was well known. Funeral services were held at the A.M.E. church Wednesday afternoon at one o'clock."
Place of birth provided by contributor cahalanjones.
The Delphos, Ohio, Daily Herald, 1/11/1899, page 4: "Anderson Draper, a well-known Van Wert colored man, died Monday night. He was a slave and came into the union lines when the Army of the Cumberland advanced into Mississippi."
From the 1/12/1899 Van Wert Republican:
"Anderson Draper, one of the most popular and intelligent colored men in Van Wert, died at his home in this city Monday evening. He was a slave and came into the Union lines when the Army of the Cumberland advanced into Mississippi. After the battle of Shiloh he was employed as a servant by the late Col. I.N. Alexander of the 46th O.V.I and came with Col. A. to Van Wert. Afterwards he volunteered and served one year in a colored regiment. At the close of the war he came back here and earned a respectable livelihood by doing shoe repairing. He was the counsellor of his race in this community, loved and respected by all who knew him. Funeral was held from the African Methodist church Wednesday afternoon. Interment took place in Woodland."
From the 1/13/1899 Van Wert Times:
"Anderson Draper, a colored resident of Van Wert, died Tuesday morning at his home on North Harrison street from inflammation of the bowels. Mr. Draper was 59 years old and well respected. He conducted a shoe repair shop on West Court street for a number of years. He has been a resident of this town for 35 years and was well known. Funeral services were held at the A.M.E. church Wednesday afternoon at one o'clock."
Place of birth provided by contributor cahalanjones.
Served with the 5th Regiment U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery, Co. H as a private.
The Delphos, Ohio, Daily Herald, 1/11/1899, page 4: "Anderson Draper, a well-known Van Wert colored man, died Monday night. He was a slave and came into the union lines when the Army of the Cumberland advanced into Mississippi."
From the 1/12/1899 Van Wert Republican:
"Anderson Draper, one of the most popular and intelligent colored men in Van Wert, died at his home in this city Monday evening. He was a slave and came into the Union lines when the Army of the Cumberland advanced into Mississippi. After the battle of Shiloh he was employed as a servant by the late Col. I.N. Alexander of the 46th O.V.I and came with Col. A. to Van Wert. Afterwards he volunteered and served one year in a colored regiment. At the close of the war he came back here and earned a respectable livelihood by doing shoe repairing. He was the counsellor of his race in this community, loved and respected by all who knew him. Funeral was held from the African Methodist church Wednesday afternoon. Interment took place in Woodland."
From the 1/13/1899 Van Wert Times:
"Anderson Draper, a colored resident of Van Wert, died Tuesday morning at his home on North Harrison street from inflammation of the bowels. Mr. Draper was 59 years old and well respected. He conducted a shoe repair shop on West Court street for a number of years. He has been a resident of this town for 35 years and was well known. Funeral services were held at the A.M.E. church Wednesday afternoon at one o'clock."
Place of birth provided by contributor cahalanjones.
The Delphos, Ohio, Daily Herald, 1/11/1899, page 4: "Anderson Draper, a well-known Van Wert colored man, died Monday night. He was a slave and came into the union lines when the Army of the Cumberland advanced into Mississippi."
From the 1/12/1899 Van Wert Republican:
"Anderson Draper, one of the most popular and intelligent colored men in Van Wert, died at his home in this city Monday evening. He was a slave and came into the Union lines when the Army of the Cumberland advanced into Mississippi. After the battle of Shiloh he was employed as a servant by the late Col. I.N. Alexander of the 46th O.V.I and came with Col. A. to Van Wert. Afterwards he volunteered and served one year in a colored regiment. At the close of the war he came back here and earned a respectable livelihood by doing shoe repairing. He was the counsellor of his race in this community, loved and respected by all who knew him. Funeral was held from the African Methodist church Wednesday afternoon. Interment took place in Woodland."
From the 1/13/1899 Van Wert Times:
"Anderson Draper, a colored resident of Van Wert, died Tuesday morning at his home on North Harrison street from inflammation of the bowels. Mr. Draper was 59 years old and well respected. He conducted a shoe repair shop on West Court street for a number of years. He has been a resident of this town for 35 years and was well known. Funeral services were held at the A.M.E. church Wednesday afternoon at one o'clock."
Place of birth provided by contributor cahalanjones.
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Ohio, U.S., Soldier Grave Registrations, 1804-1958
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U.S., Headstones Provided for Deceased Union Civil War Veterans, 1861-1904
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Ohio, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1774-1973
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Ohio, U.S., Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Obituary Index, 1810s-2016
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U.S., Colored Troops Military Service Records, 1863-1865
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